Expert Use of Sound
NE of the most interesting episodes in Picture Parade (from 4ZB) was devoted to the film production of The Beggar's Opera. This was not merely an abridged version of the film, but a lively documentary from the BBC which was filled with information on the musical and literary beckground of the film, and the personalities involved in this most recent revival. Sir Arthur Bliss, Sir Laurence Olivier. Christopher Fry and Benjamin Britten had a hand in it, as the excerpts performed bore eloquent testimony. This programme, unlike some others in the series, was distinguished by its expert use of sound to convey scene, most obvious in the introduction where the vivid description of the rider led into the sounds of horse and so to journey’s end and play’s beginning, providing the listener with a comfortable sense of certainty that he knew just waere he was supposed to be. This, which is perhaps
the first essential in radio, is not as common as one might expect.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 30, Issue 764, 12 March 1954, Page 10
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169Expert Use of Sound New Zealand Listener, Volume 30, Issue 764, 12 March 1954, Page 10
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